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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[✅ 🎧 Link to all platforms: https://linktr.ee/ermiashagos ✅ ☕One-time donation: ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/tbewithermias⁠  Your brain isn't broken — it's trying to keep you safe. Clinical EFT Practitioner Sherina James explains what EFT tapping really is and how it helps with anxiety relief, stress relief, and calming your nervous system response.   In this full episode, Sherina shares how she found tapping through sciatica and chronic pain, why clearing negative emotions comes before tapping i...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>✅ 🎧 Link to all platforms: https://linktr.ee/ermiashagos<br/>✅ ☕One-time donation: ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/tbewithermias⁠<br/><br/>Your brain isn&apos;t broken — it&apos;s trying to keep you safe. Clinical EFT Practitioner Sherina James explains what EFT tapping really is and how it helps with anxiety relief, stress relief, and calming your nervous system response.<br/><br/><br/>In this full episode, Sherina shares how she found tapping through sciatica and chronic pain, why clearing negative emotions comes before tapping in the positive, how EFT lowers amygdala activation and cortisol, and why culturally relevant healing matters for BIPOC facing racialized trauma. <br/><br/><br/>Connect with Sherina / Daring to Thrive EFT tapping here:<br/><br/>https://www.instagram.com/daringtothrive/<br/><br/>https://www.facebook.com/daringtothrive<br/><br/><br/>TIMESTAMPS:<br/>0:00 Your brain is trying to keep you safe (cold open)<br/>0:11 Welcome, Sherina James, Clinical EFT Practitioner<br/>1:46 What is EFT tapping really?<br/>5:50 Clear the negative first before tapping positive<br/>10:29 Using EFT for divorce, grief and loss<br/>13:44 Healing isn&apos;t one-time, it&apos;s a roller coaster<br/>15:37 Panic, sweat, racing heart — fight/flight explained<br/>16:44 Your brain can&apos;t tell real vs. vividly imagined<br/>17:58 Culturally relevant healing for BIPOC<br/>21:59 Generational trauma healing  and epigenetics<br/>25:09 Matrix Reimprinting to reprogram past experiences<br/>31:24 Calm your system to hear intuition and set boundaries<br/>34:48 Advice for the next gen — help, worthiness and rest<br/><br/><br/>New episodes every Wednesday at 12 pm PT. Subscribe for more conversations with Black creatives!<br/><br/><br/>#EFTTapping #AnxietyRelief #StressRelief</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>✅ 🎧 Link to all platforms: https://linktr.ee/ermiashagos<br/>✅ ☕One-time donation: ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/tbewithermias⁠<br/><br/>Your brain isn&apos;t broken — it&apos;s trying to keep you safe. Clinical EFT Practitioner Sherina James explains what EFT tapping really is and how it helps with anxiety relief, stress relief, and calming your nervous system response.<br/><br/><br/>In this full episode, Sherina shares how she found tapping through sciatica and chronic pain, why clearing negative emotions comes before tapping in the positive, how EFT lowers amygdala activation and cortisol, and why culturally relevant healing matters for BIPOC facing racialized trauma. <br/><br/><br/>Connect with Sherina / Daring to Thrive EFT tapping here:<br/><br/>https://www.instagram.com/daringtothrive/<br/><br/>https://www.facebook.com/daringtothrive<br/><br/><br/>TIMESTAMPS:<br/>0:00 Your brain is trying to keep you safe (cold open)<br/>0:11 Welcome, Sherina James, Clinical EFT Practitioner<br/>1:46 What is EFT tapping really?<br/>5:50 Clear the negative first before tapping positive<br/>10:29 Using EFT for divorce, grief and loss<br/>13:44 Healing isn&apos;t one-time, it&apos;s a roller coaster<br/>15:37 Panic, sweat, racing heart — fight/flight explained<br/>16:44 Your brain can&apos;t tell real vs. vividly imagined<br/>17:58 Culturally relevant healing for BIPOC<br/>21:59 Generational trauma healing  and epigenetics<br/>25:09 Matrix Reimprinting to reprogram past experiences<br/>31:24 Calm your system to hear intuition and set boundaries<br/>34:48 Advice for the next gen — help, worthiness and rest<br/><br/><br/>New episodes every Wednesday at 12 pm PT. Subscribe for more conversations with Black creatives!<br/><br/><br/>#EFTTapping #AnxietyRelief #StressRelief</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[✅ 🎧 Link to all platforms: https://linktr.ee/ermiashagos ✅ ☕One-time donation: ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/tbewithermias⁠   Tired of dating apps with no covenant? Gospel minister Luwam Amha shares the inspiration behind From Connection to Covenant — her Seattle Christian singles event Sept 25-26.   Connect with Luwam Here: https://www.instagram.com/luwam_amha/  https://www.facebook.com/luwam.amha.9   Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/iHyPEOAzWag    🎟️ Seattle Event sign-up Sept...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>✅ 🎧 Link to all platforms: https://linktr.ee/ermiashagos<br/>✅ ☕One-time donation: ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/tbewithermias⁠<br/><br/><br/>Tired of dating apps with no covenant? Gospel minister Luwam Amha shares the inspiration behind From Connection to Covenant — her Seattle Christian singles event Sept 25-26.<br/><br/><br/>Connect with Luwam Here:<br/>https://www.instagram.com/luwam_amha/<br/><br/>https://www.facebook.com/luwam.amha.9<br/><br/><br/>Watch the full conversation here:<br/>https://youtu.be/iHyPEOAzWag<br/><br/><br/><br/>🎟️ Seattle Event sign-up Sept 25-26:<br/>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfo90PoEPhooJQSBlekJtFl_XnQ5JJ17irkKFij8w2eSKLScA/viewform<br/><br/><br/>📖 Book: Beholding with Unveiled Face:<br/>https://a.co/d/038zJi1i<br/><br/><br/><br/>#ChristianDatingAdvice #RelationshipAdvice #EritreanPodcast</p>]]></description>
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